Sounder
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Book Description
Set in the Deep South, this Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of the great coon dog, Sounder, and the poor sharecroppers who own him.
During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African-American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food and the man grows more desperate by th... More
During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African-American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food and the man grows more desperate by th... More
Book Information
| Publisher | Gardners Books |
| Binding | Hardcover (67 editions) |
| Reading Level | Uncategorized |
| # of Pages | 104 |
| ISBN-10 | 1435110986 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1435110984 |
| Publication Date | /2008 |
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As a child, this book took me to places and times I'd not yet heard about. It squeezed my heart with an awful, beautiful power. The emotion has never left me. Not just about injustice, but also about what it means to wait, what it means to long for something, what the concept of "forever" really ... more
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